Speaker Series
When There Were Cows: A Story of Land & Family, Laura Starkey Speaker
Speaker; Laura Starkey Third-generation Floridian and Conservationist Wednesday February 11, 6 PM Laura, a third-generational Floridian born to a cattle-ranching family was raised on the land now...
Where Florida Cities Got Their Names
Speaker: Bob Griffin, local historian & publisher Wednesday December 10, 6 PM From historical figures, to geographic features to Native American words, the labels of the cities of Florida tell...
Forgotten Belleair: Reflections of a Community at 100
Speaker; Joey Vars, Historian of the Belleview Inn in Belleair Wednesday November 12, 6 PM Best known for the Belleview Biltmore Hotel, Belleair has long been one of Pinellas' most historic...
Early Ybor: A Blending of Cultures
Speaker; Arminda Mata, Ybor City Historical Society CEO & President, Rollin’ Through History Mobile Museum WednesdayOctober 8, 6 PM Arminda will be demonstrating the impact of the various groups on...
The 1st Commercial Airline Flight January 1,1914
Speaker/Ed HoffmanWednesdayAugust 13, 6 PM 1 January 1914: The world’s first scheduled commercial passenger flight took place when Antony Habersack Jannus piloted a Benoist XIV Air Boat, a small...
Florida: A History in Pictures, Jeff Davies & Mike McGinness
SATURDAYJULY 19 AT 10 AM From the stone forts at St. Augustine, to the Everglades or “The Big Swamp,” Jeff & Mike offer a stunning portrait of the history of our one-of-a-kind state. … Admission for...
Liz Childress, Learn About Weedon Island Bugs
WednesdayJuly 9, 6pm Liz Childress Weedon Island Preserve Cultural and Natural History Center Learn about the buzzes, chirps, and clicks heard in the west-central Florida landscape, who makes them...
Terry Fortner, Yesteryear I Lived In Paradise
WednesdayJune 11, 6pm Myrtle Scharrer Betz was a born storyteller. Her tale begins, when her father, Henry Scharrer, a native of Switzerland who came to America in the early 1890s as a adventuresome...
LIGHTS! CAMERA!! ACTION!!!
Speaker Series May 14th, 6pm Speaker- Lisa Dozois, Film Commissioner, Visit St. Pete-Clearwater Film Commission Don't miss this opportunity to learn all about Pinellas County's Film Commission. Lisa...
Sarah Armistead: How a Meddling Woman Helped Build St. Pete
Come learn more about Sarah at our Speaker Series event on March 12 at 6pmSpeaker- Jessy Breckenridge, Archives & Collections Manager at the St. Petersburg Museum of HistoryLocation:Clearwater...